Marshall Mcluhan - The Medium is the Message and Other Writings
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Message and the Message and the Medium: How We Medium: How We Tell Our Story and Tell Our Story and
Get it HeardGet it Heard
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ObjectivesObjectives
• Mission first. Set goals that you can tie to your mission.
• There is no such thing as “the public.” Focus on target audiences.
• Self-interest drives action. Put it out the way they will take it in.
• Research, research, research. Evaluate and adjust.
• The new rules of Social Media. Talk less, listen more.
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• Mission Organizational Goals Communications Goals
• The communications department must work with all other areas of the organization to best serve the mission.
MissionMission
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ObjectiveObjective
•What do you want to accomplish with your campaign?
•Describe how your objective supports or links to a specific goal from your organization’s communications plan http://www.flickr.com/photos/wili/214316968/
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Goal Setting IQ TestGoal Setting IQ Test
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To draw political attention to ongoing genocide in Darfur by delivering 1 million postcards to be sent to Obama within his first 100 days in office
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AudienceAudience
•Who must you reach with your communications efforts to meet your objective? Why this target group?
•Is this a target group identified in your organization’s communications plan?
•What do they know or believe about your organization or issue? What will resonate with them?
•What key points do you want to make with your audience?
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Self InterestSelf Interest
• How do you best motivate your audience….
• Where you’ve reached them? http://www.flickr.com/photos/spencershu/1559982415/
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What are they doing online? Offline?
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The Right MessageThe Right Message
• Is our message simple?• Are we breaking patterns of thought?• Do we become trapped in the Curse
of Knowledge?• Are we credible?• Do we utilize emotions effectively?• Will our stories move people to act?
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The right message in the right The right message in the right place at the right time.place at the right time.
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One WayEmail
Direct MailAds
SocialListening
ConversationConnecting
HomebaseWeb Site
AudienceObjective
It All Works TogetherIt All Works Together
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What is Social Media?
Using the Internet to instantly collaborate, share information, and have a conversation about ideas and causes we care about.
What is Social Media?What is Social Media?
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Powered by ..Powered by ..
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It is a conversation It is a conversation between peoplebetween people
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SupportersSupporters
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ClientsClients
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AudiencesAudiences
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DonorsDonors
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And those And those donors too!donors too!
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Brand in control
One way / Delivering a message
Repeating the message
Focused on the brand
Educating
Organization creates content
Audience in control
Two way / Being a part of a conversation
Adapting the message/ beta
Focused on the audience / Adding value
Influencing, involving
User created content / Co-creation
TALKTALK CONVERSATIONSCONVERSATIONS
Source: Slide 10 from "What's Next In Media?" by Neil Perkin
Some Differences in TacticsSome Differences in Tactics
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Not Controlled Not Controlled
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Not OrganizedNot Organized
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Not On MessageNot On Message
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184 million bloggers
73% of active online users have read a blog
45% have started their own blog
57% have joined a social network
55% have uploaded photos
83% have watched video clips
39% subscribe to an RSS feed
Source: Universal McCann Comparative Study on Social Media Trends April 2008
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Not everyone is a social media user
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Online MediaOnline MediaBroadly speaking, the top 1,000 media sites fall into two categories
Publisher Media Social Media
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Social Media took the lion’s share of the 2.1 trillion page views made at the top 1k media sites last year, nearly doubling 2007 PV volume
Page View SharePage View ShareShare of all page views at the Top 1,000 Media sites, December 2007 – 2008
15%
85%
Publisher Media
Social Media2008
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Welcome to the Social WorldWelcome to the Social World
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Case Study in BuzzCase Study in Buzz
http://tweetsgiving.org/• $10,000• 48 hours• 364 donations• 3,000 gratitude tweets• 40% from twitter + 30%
direct visits + 9% search + 6% Facebook and StumbleUpon = 85% of all visits
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How do we balance How do we balance conversation and talk?conversation and talk?
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Build BuzzShare
Your Story
Listen &Participate
Build Community
Tactical ApproachesTactical Approaches
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Listening is Listening is knowing what is knowing what is being said online being said online about your about your organization and organization and your field.your field.
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Listening leads to participationListening leads to participation
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Participation
• Who is empowered to respond and in what circumstances?
• How will you address negative comments or perceptions?
• What is the goal of your participation?
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Less about tools, more Less about tools, more about techniqueabout technique
• They’ve paid you a compliment
• Valid client complaint• If information is incorrect• If you have something of
value to offer
RespondRespond Don’t RespondDon’t Respond
• Trolls• Competitors• Not you
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Organizational Organizational Development ConcernsDevelopment Concerns
•Acceptable Use•Business Voice and Personal Voice•Coordination with communications, HR, legal, and IT•Management tolerance, participation, endorsement•Safe zones for experimentation•Balance "quick and candid" with "thoughtful and professional”
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We Are Media Project:The Social Media Starter Kit for Nonprofits
Visit the WeAreMedia wiki for additional resources and to connect with other nonprofit social media practitioners via http://www.wearemedia.org
Funded by the Surdna Foundation
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